Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship Paediatrics Health in Mind (Band 8a)
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
West Midlands Combined Authority
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
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7 days ago
This is YOUR place
* To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
* Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
* To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
* To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else.
* To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life.
Job overview
We value ongoing professional development through opportunities to practice and harness your core therapeutic skills, reflective practice via team development sessions, peer support groups and continually reviewing the training needs individually.
Do you want to be part of a team where patients & staff would recommend the hospital services to their loved ones?
Do you like working dynamically & influencing the medical context to meet the needs of children & young people?
Would you like the opportunity to co-work with MDT members to create psychologically informed care?
Main duties of the job
This post could either be appointed to as either a band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly.
The post holder will be based within the Health in Mind team, which is a multi-disciplinary team including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and a Liaison psychiatrist. The post holder will:
* Identify the psychological needs of children with different medical health diagnoses.
* Undertake complex psychological assessments of children with different medical health diagnoses.
* Contribute to psychological care planning and signpost to Health in Mind where appropriate.
* Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings.
* Collaborate with team members in audit, research and training/teaching.
* Provide advice and guidance to parents based on assessment findings and ongoing psychological input where appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC accredited psychology doctorate, including: Clinical Psychology Doctorate, Counselling Psychology Doctorate, Health Psychology Doctorate.
* HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist.
* Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors.
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working with children/adolescents.
* Experience of working in an inpatient and/or acute health setting.
Analytic and Judgement skills
* Facilitating clinical decision-making & care planning with multi-disciplinary professionals.
* Ability to assimilate a lot of information in a fast-paced, highly emotive environment.
* Experience of psychological assessments.
* Understanding of specialist psychological literature/guidelines.
* Ability to use IT to prepare reports.
* Confidence and experience of using Microsoft systems (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
* Confidence and experience using common NHS IT systems (e.g., electronic patient records (EPR), electronic staff record (ESR)).
* Confidence and experience of using digital platforms to aid communication and connection (e.g., MS Teams, Zoom, AccuRx, Doctor Doctor).
Personal skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
As a Trust employee, you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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